Apple Inc.

Charles Clinton Lloyd

Patrice Olivier Gautier

Jeffrey L Robbin

Timothy Benjamin Martin

Mike Wiese

Robert H Kondrk

David Lawrence Neumann

Alexandrea Anderson

Stan Jirman

Improved techniques and graphical user interfaces that assist users in searching through a group of media items are disclosed. According to one aspect, a search assistant (e.g., search bar) can be graphically presented to a user to assist the user in selecting search criteria. In one embodiment, the search assistant can be automatically presented when a search process is being considered by a user. In another embodiment, the search assistant can be context sensitive so as to adapt to different types of media items.

Techniques and graphical user interfaces for improved media item searching

An event logging and analysis mechanism which creates an event object for event of an application to be logged. The event logging mechanism logs into the event object the start time, end time and other information regarding the event. The analysis of the collected event objects may include hierarchical and contextual grouping as well as aggregation of events considered to be identical. The mechanism operates independent of the application whose events it logs and can be turned on and off independently. A user may define the levels of hierarchy and contexts upon which to analyze the event objects.

Event logging and performance analysis system for applications

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Charles Clinton Lloyd